Thursday, July 8, 2010

Adult Summer Reading


During the second week of the Summer Reading Program, 42 people read 107 books, bringing the total to 89 people having read 220 books. Way to go!
Book Reviews by participants for Thursday, July 8:

One for the money by Janet Evanovich: She is a wonderful author!

Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich: Loved it.

For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn: It was an awesome book that was very insightful as far as what goes on in the minds of men.

S is for Silence by Sue Grafton: I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it kept me guessing until the end. The format was new to the series, but not hard to follow at all.

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen: A wonderful reminder that everyone has a story to tell, no matter how old or young they are.

Sisterchicks in gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn: I think this is my favorite Sisterchicks book of all! I laugh every time I read about them riding matteresses down the stairs!

The Blue Cotton Gown by Patricia Harman: Non-fiction "memoirs of a midwife". Real life accounts of a nurse-midwife's encounters and relationship with her patients in the exam room. I didn't want the book to end, you feel a connection with the 'characters' and wonder how their lives develop. Very well written in a diary-style book. A fun, heartwarming read.

Michigan Fresh by Don and Mary Hunt: If you need a rough outline of what treats are to be found in Michigan this book is for you. Prices are out of sync and businesses may or may not be there, but hey, it's the journey not the destination.

The Family Jensen by William Johnstone: After having read approximately all 25 or so mountain man books, it was nice to read one where the 3 main characters met together for a story.

Return of the Mountain Man by William Johnstone: It was a great book.

Every secret thing by Laura Lippman: Kept me hanging, really made me want to finish so I could find out. A bit confusing at times, and not a very satisfying end, but a pretty good book nontheless.

One for the Money



One for the Money
By Evanovich, Janet
2004-09 - Scribner Book Company
9780743267717 Check Our Catalog

THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL...

Witty, fresh, and full of surprises, "One for the Money" catapulted Janet Evanovich and her incomparable heroine Stephanie Plum into crime-writing superstardom.

Watch out, world. Here comes Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. She's from the "burg," a blue-collar pocket of Trenton, New Jersey, where cars are American, windows are clean, and dinner is served at six. No exceptions.

Stephanie lives five miles from her parents, trying to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Mom is a meddler, and eccentric Grandma Mazur is a few cans short of a case. Out of work, Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into giving her a try as an "agent." She knows zilch about the job, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her whatever it takes.

Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former cop on the run from a murder charge. He's also the irresistible jerk who took Stephanie's virginity and wrote the details on the bathroom wall of Mario's Sub Shop...and there's still powerful chemistry between the two.

But chasing Joe could prove very dangerous -- while on the case, she encounters Benito Ramirez, a heavyweight boxer known for his brutality to women. His terrifying obsession with Stephanie complicates her manhunt, and it just might lead to murder.

Meet Stephanie Plum in this thrilling, laugh-out-loud outing that made Janet Evanovich a household name.

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Plum Lovin'



Plum Lovin'
By Evanovich, Janet
2007-01 - St. Martin's Press
9780312306342 Check Our Catalog

Love is in the air in Trenton, New Jersey, in the latest Stephanie Plum novel by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Evanovich. It's a new year for Stephanie, Lula, and the gang--and Connie Rosolli has a secret admirer. Or does she? Connie is receiving both love and hate letters. Could they be from the same person, or does she have two stalkers? Stephanie is determined to find out. …More

For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men



For Women Only: What You Need to Know about the Inner Lives of Men
By Feldhahn, Shaunti
2006-06 - Thorndike Press
9781594151125 Check Our Catalog

What's going on in a man's mind? Feldhahn's research reveals the inner lives of men and will open women's eyes to what the men in their life are really thinking and feeling. …More

The Great Gatsby



The Great Gatsby
By Fitzgerald, F. Scott
2008-11 - Nuvision Publications
9781595476241 Check Our Catalog

The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself dubbed the "Jazz Age." Following the shock and chaos of World War I, American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity during the "roaring" 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires out of bootleggers and led to an increase in organized crime. …More

Memorial Day



Memorial Day
By Flynn, Vince
2004-05 - Atria Books
9780743453974 Check Our Catalog

A BookPage Notable Title
When a spike in CIA intelligence suggests a major terrorist attack planned for Memorial Day, the President orders Mitch Rapp, his top counterterrorism operative, to pull out all the stops.
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Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child  Needs


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Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
By Galinsky, Ellen
2010-05 - Harperstudio
9780061732324 Check Our Catalog

Early childhood development researcher Galinsky presents the seven skills she believes all children should learn, showing parents not only what children are capable of, but specifically how to develop those capabilities in their children. …More

S  is for Silence



S is for Silence
By Grafton, Sue
2005-12 - Thorndike Press
9780786282029 Check Our Catalog

In Kinsey Millhone's 19th excursion into the world of suspense and misadventure, a daughter wants the solace of closure in the mystery surrounding her mother's absence. Thirty-four years earlier, Violet Sullivan put on her party finery and left for the Fourth of July fireworks display. She was never seen again. …More

Water for Elephants



Water for Elephants
By Gruen, Sara
2006-05 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
9781565124998 Check Our Catalog

Alex Award Winner - 2008
BookPage Notable Title

A veterinary student during the Great Depression who almost earned his degree, Jacob Jankowski is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. There he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. …More

Sisterchicks in Gondolas






Sisterchicks in Gondolas
By Gunn, Robin Jones
2006-05 - Multnomah Publishers
9781590525050 Check Our Catalog

2007 Christy Award Winner
Jenna and Sue have been sisters-in-law for nearly thirty years but inseparable friends for only the last five. Book #6 in the Sisterchicks Series.
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The Dirty Truth



The Dirty Truth
By Hampton, Brenda
2008-11 - Urban Books
9781601620767 Check Our Catalog

A man grapples with the murder of his fiance and vows to hunt down the killer, in this fast-paced, powerful novel. …More

Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right



Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
By Hampton, Brenda
2007-12 - Urban Books
9781601620286 Check Our Catalog

The search to find his fiances killer leads one man into a labyrinth of lies and deception in this pulse-pounding thriller. …More

The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir



The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir
By Harman, Patricia
2008-10 - Beacon Press (MA)
9780807072899 Check Our Catalog

An Indie Next Selection

Harman offers her personal and professional trials she experienced as a nurse-midwife, as well as the intimate stories of her patients. "Nobody writes with more candor and compassion about women's woes and women's triumphs than nurse-midwife Patricia Harman.--Sara Pritchard. …More

House of Secrets






House of Secrets
By Hawke, Richard
2010-05 - Random House
9781400066087 Check Our Catalog

From the rarefied halls of Washington to the briny boardwalks of Brighton Beach, Hawke pulls back the curtain in this pulse-pounding thriller to reveal what is taking place inside the hearts and minds of the powerful people we read about every day in the news. …More

Prince of Ice: A Tale of the Demon World



Prince of Ice: A Tale of the Demon World
By Holly, Emma
2006-11 - Berkley Publishing Group
9780425212592 Check Our Catalog

The second book in the Tales of the Demon World series is a journey into a sensuous and dangerous world where a human courtesan becomes the flesh and blood property of a demon prince. Their unnatural desire could drive them both insane. Original. …More

Old Habits Die Hard



Old Habits Die Hard
By Hunt, La Jill
2007-11 - Urban Books
9781601620231 Check Our Catalog

From the author of "Drama Queen" comes a fun, sexy, moving new novel focusing on the romantic adventures of the women who work at a prestigious nail salon. …More

Little Black Girl Lost: The Diary of Josephine Baptiste--Lauren's  Story



Little Black Girl Lost: The Diary of Josephine Baptiste--Lauren's Story
By Johnson, Keith Lee
2010-02 - Urban Books
9781601622600 Check Our Catalog

In this fifth installment, Johnson tells the harrowing and compelling story of Johnnie Wise's first ancestor to come to the new world. …More

The Family Jensen



The Family Jensen
By Johnstone, William W.
With Johnstone, J. A.
2010-05 - Pinnacle Books
9780786021307 Check Our Catalog

From the bestselling authors of the acclaimed Mountain Man series comes a sprawling Western saga that brings together for the first time the legendary frontiersmen, the Jensens, in a bloody battle for freedom, justice, and the fate of a territory. Original. …More

Return  of the Mountain Man



Return of the Mountain Man
By Johnstone, William W.
1996-04 - Zebra
9780821752982 Check Our Catalog

It had been years since hired gunhands murdered Smoke Jensen's wife and son, but the pain was as fresh for him as yesterday. And so was Smoke's need for revenge. Reissue. …More

The Silver Eagle



The Silver Eagle
By Kane, Ben
2010-03 - St. Martin's Press
9780312536725 Check Our Catalog

The second novel in the Forgotten Legion Chronicles takes Romulus, Brennus, Tarquinius, and Fabiola and places them in ever greater danger. …More

Dream Chaser



Dream Chaser
By Kenyon, Sherrilyn
2008-02 - St. Martin's Press
9780312938826 Check Our Catalog

From "New York Times" Bestselling Author Sherrilyn Kenyon

The spellbinding Dream-Hunter series continues!

Hades doesn't often give second chances...

Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus. But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall.

Until one day in a cemetery...

Simone Dubois is a medical examiner with a real knack for the job. Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers. But when a man appears and tells her that she's more than just a psychic, she's convinced he's insane.

Now the fate of the world hangs in her hands...

It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her. Now's there's the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher who needs Simone's help in opening a portal to the Atlantean hell realm to fight insatiable demons. The future of mankind is at stake--and so is her life. The only question now is: Who is the bigger threat: the demons out to kill her, or the man who has left her forever changed?

"Brisk, ironic, sexy, and relentlessly imaginative."--"Boston"" Globe"

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A Moment of Weakness



A Moment of Weakness
By Kingsbury, Karen
2007-04 - Thorndike Press
9780786293827 Check Our Catalog

Jade's unfaithful husband wants to destroy her in a custody battle that is about to shock the nation. Only one man can help her in her darkest hour. And only one old woman knows the secret about that summer--and the truth that can set them all free. …More

The Year That Follows






The Year That Follows
By Lasser, Scott
2009-06 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307271198 Check Our Catalog

From the highly praised author of "All I Could Get" comes a powerful, absorbing new novel about a family after 9/11 and the complexities of bloodlines, home, and heritage. …More

The Convicts






The Convicts
By Lawrence, Iain
2006-08 - Laurel Leaf Library
9780440419327 Check Our Catalog

After seeing his father hauled off to debtor's prison, Tom Tin sets out to take revenge on Mr. Goodfellow, the man responsible for his family's misfortunes. But the fog-filled London streets are teeming with sinister characters. Tom encounters a blind man who scavenges the riverbed for treasure--and wants what Tom digs up; Worms, a body snatcher who reveals a shocking surprise; and a nasty gang of young pickpockets who mistake Tom for someone ominously known as the Smasher. And ultimately, Tom comes up against the cruel hand of the law.
Accused of murder, Tom is given a seven-year sentence. He is to be transported to Van Diemen's Land with other juvenile convicts. But Tom can't abide life on the Hulk, the old ship where the boys are temporarily held. He decides to escape. But if he's to succeed, his luck needs to turn. . . .

"From the Hardcover edition. …More

The Missing



The Missing
By Lewis, Beverly
2009-09 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764205729 Check Our Catalog

A Painful Absence, a Desperate Heart... Is It Too Late to Find Lettie Byler? Grace Byler longs to uncover the secret that drove her mother to leave the family weeks ago. When all hopes are dashed for such a search, an unlikely friendship leads to a surprising invitation. Meanwhile, the young Amishman Grace thought was courting her best friend takes a sudden interest in her, and Grace's decision to remain single is challenged even as her determination to find her mother grows. The Heart-Warming Sequel From New York Times Best-Selling Author Beverly Lewis "No one does Amish-based inspirationals better than Lewis." Booklist …More

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